SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The hits just kept on coming in the River Cat's 15-7 rout of the Salt Lake Bees Sunday afternoon at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake. Sacramento was led by their third basemen and clean-up hitter Adam Duvall, who hit for the first cycle in River Cats franchise history. Duvall was 5-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBIs on the afternoon.
Duvall got started early, hitting his first double and knocking in his first run in the top of the first inning, giving the River Cats a 1-0 lead. He notched his second double of the afternoon in his next at bat in the third inning, scoring when the next batter, Jarrett Parker, followed with a single to left.
With one out in the top of the fifth, Duvall crushed an 0-1 fastball deep to left field. The ball landed on the roof of one of Smith's Ballpark's concession buildings some 470 feet away from home plate. The solo shot gave the River Cats a 4-3 lead.
Duvall's only out of the game, a swinging strikeout, came in the 6th inning. He followed that with a two-RBI triple in the 7th, pushing the River Cats lead to seven at 11-4. Duvall's sixth at bat of the game came in the top of the 9th inning. He bounced a soft ground ball just past the pitcher and just out of reach of Bees shortstop Josh Rutledge, who couldn't come up with the barehanded grab. Duvall's cycle is the first in the River Cats' 16-year franchise history.
Duvall's teammate Darren Ford had his own cycle bid in the works, ending his day 3-5 with a double, an RBI-triple, and a home run. The River Cats top of the ninth ended with him in the on deck circle just a single shy of the cycle.
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